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from Twitter... Adam Blackmore ‏@bigadamsport 1m1 minute ago Just to add to last night's #saintsfc Toby story - reports saying Saints have sent over a delegation to Madrid are wide of the mark

This part isn't football, it is pure business and Toby is simply a commodity with a stated value

From Sky... ALDERWEIRELD TWIST Now to another twist in the future of Toby Alderweireld, who has been linked with a move to Tottenham. It's our understanding that Southampton believe they have a contract with Atletico Madrid for the defender and expect a permanent transfer to take place, after he spent last season on loan at St Mary's. Sky Sources have told us that if the Spanish club do a deal with Tottenham or anyone else, then Southampton will consider legal action against Atletico.

from Twitter.... Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach 57s57 seconds ago Things on Alderweireld just got interesting. Filing for @PA now - will tweet info shortly

Got to love the tone of this headline .... http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/448936/Southampton-STILL-want-15m-Liverpool-target-Nathaniel-Clyne-despite-Cedric-arrival FFS, why aren't we giving Liverpool a discount, who the hell do we think we are?? We don't need Clyne after all and Liverpool are so worth it! (still can't find that sarcasm smiley)

That's for Spanish - got a feeling it might end in the sound 'esh'

And then this.... https://www.clubcall.com/southampton/turkish-offer-for-saints-loan-man-1772618.html?

...and we won JPT!! Wait.... is Shurlock making a prediction here

Who? Bruce? Does to me!

Sadly nothing will change, it would seem too many have too much to lose. FIFA is dead, long live FIFA

So does this mean we can play mostly on Saturday's now? Oh goody!! (can never find the 'dripping sarcasm smilie' when you need to)

Quick question... Could JWP (or any current Saints player) have signed his renewal at anytime or did it have to be in a transfer window?

Confirmed on Twitter - photo of him and RK

Blimey, only a year?

Guaranteed to beef up our defence Female too apparently Goes by the name of Princess Coaches

Yup, precisely, he (and others) have gone, they are in the past, they are no longer relevant other than as a potential threat to our success and should be viewed as such, not through some rose-tinted glasses. They play for the competition and I hope they do badly and do nothing good for their current team of choice. Why the hell should I clap/cheer/acknowledge even when they return here - for I am fickle, I only have time for my current team.

So will likely be being hired for how he has run that team rather than his actual scouting skills. So hopefully the identification of prospects by our coaching people need not be hit by his leaving.

It's this 'losing to rivals' that seems to have an element of conflict - is it really that the 'hereditary top 6' are so much more wonderful places to work than an 'upstart second place' club or is it that (for both players and staff) the fact we are where we are shows that, by their actions and performance, they are 'worth it' so they are more easily able to sell themselves for a good price? if it were me and thee and whoever in a normal job, then absolutely we would consider ourselves 'worth it' - but we don't have '000's of fans hanging onto our coat tails who will feel 'betrayed'. I'm a freelancer by choice and only have 'loyalty' to my current employer so long as they continue to pay, and continue to show the intent to pay, me my fees. I will do the best possible I can whilst there since I will either get an extension or a valuable entry on my CV - but I will not break contract if something more juicy turns up since that way lies a bad reputation and no job offers. Seems quite the opposite in football which is a strange, weird world where normal rules don't seem to apply. But don't begrudge a man the chance to progress or improve his lot - even if it does 'annoy', after all, it's only a job.

All round Bexy's on the day then! Sorted! Cheers Bexy

Pah, broken Firefox!

No video working for me - neither on the SFC home page nor in Saints player - just me or others suffering too?

Nice!

Prefer the chargrill setting meself.

Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC 56s ANNOUNCEMENT: @gasramirez10 joins @HullCity on loan for the rest of the 2014/15 season – http://sfcne.ws/RamirezHull #saintsfc

Erm, perhaps not.....missus just pointed to her pc screen and said summat along the lines of Falcao's failed his medical - any actual truth in that?